Networking World: Reports From The Mobile World Congress 2009

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Friday, Feb. 20, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

TOP STORY
- LG Commits To 50 New Windows Mobile Devices

GREEN IT VIRTUAL EVENT
- Corporate Responsibility And The Bottom Line

INFORMATIONWEEK REPORTS
- The Industry's Advice To President Obama

SPECIAL COVERAGE: MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2009
- First Impressions Of The New Android Phone
- HTC's New Android Phone Can Shoot Video
- Android Gets Microsoft Word And Excel Viewer
- MOTO A NOSHO
- AT&T CEO Causes Dell Smartphone Flap
- Android Phone Finally Appears From HTC
- Nokia's Latest N Series Carries 8-Megapixel Camera
- Windows Mobile 6.5 First Impressions
- Mobile Tapas In Barcelona
- Android Forgets To Join The Party
- Nokia Extends E Series Enterprise Smartphone Line
- Sony Ericsson Kicks Off Mobile World Congress With A Thud
- Adobe Flash Coming To A Mobile Phone Near You

RESEARCH, RESOURCES, AND REPORTS
- Government News Alerts: Choose Your Own Content
- Online Event: IT Productivity And The Drive For Automation
- Analytic Report: The Eco-Enterprise And The Reality Of Green IT
- Getting Fair Pay? Take Our IT Salary Survey

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TOP STORY
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- LG Commits To 50 New Windows Mobile Devices
LG Electronics and Microsoft have signed a deal that will put
Windows Mobile on at least 50 LG phones in the next five years.
This will be a big help in getting Windows Mobile phones in the
hands of the mainstream consumer.
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- LG Commits To Windows Mobile
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- LG Trimming $2.2 Billion In Expenses
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GREEN IT VIRTUAL EVENT
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- Corporate Responsibility And The Bottom Line
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INFORMATIONWEEK REPORTS: The Industry's Advice To President Obama
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We asked more than two dozen industry leaders, from CEOs to
private and public-sector CIOs, what should be top of mind for
President Obama's chief technology officer. Their response: Think
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SPECIAL COVERAGE: MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2009
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- First Impressions Of The New Android Phone
I had the opportunity to spend about 30 minutes with the new HTC
Magic phone, which runs Google's Android platform. Instant
verdict: Much better than the G1.
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- HTC's New Android Phone Can Shoot Video
InformationWeek will have a full hands-on report about the new
HTC Magic soon, but I wanted to share with you right away that
there's one really interesting new feature. Android can now
record video.
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- Android Gets Microsoft Word And Excel Viewer
One of the limitations of the Android platform is its inability
to work with some of the basic business applications used by
many, including Microsoft Word and Excel. Quickoffice decided to
do something about that.
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- MOTO A NOSHO
While HTC, LG, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson all took the
time to announce exciting new phones at this year's Mobile World
Congress, Motorola sat by the sidelines and didn't trot out any
new handsets.
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- AT&T CEO Causes Dell Smartphone Flap
AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega referred to a Dell smartphone
during his recent address at the Mobile World Congress Trade
show. At first glance, he appeared to (finally!) confirm Dell's
plans to break into the smartphone market.
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- Android Phone Finally Appears From HTC
Today Vodafone and HTC held a press conference to announce the
world's second Android phone. The Magic, as it is called,
features a 3.2-megapixel camera, touch-screen display, and the
same tight integration with Google services as seen on the HTC G1.
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- Nokia's Latest N Series Carries 8-Megapixel Camera
Nokia delivered another whopper of a handset at Mobile World
Congress with its newest N Series phone, the N86. It carries an
8-megapixel camera, a mechanical shutter, and can take pictures
with shutter speeds up to 1/1000th of a second. Yeah, it's all
about the camera.
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- Windows Mobile 6.5 First Impressions
Microsoft announced a new version of Windows Mobile at Mobile
World Congress in Barcelona, bumping it up from 6.1 to 6.5. I
spent a few minutes toying with the new operating system. Here
are my initial thoughts.
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- Mobile Tapas In Barcelona
Mobile World Congress is an enormous show that cuts across the
entire mobile ecosystem, from the die casters to the equipment
manufacturers to the mobile operators to the handset makers to a
diverse roster of content providers (there's even a developer
garage), and they are all here again in force in Barcelona, home
to the colorful architecture of Gaudi and an insanely endless
arsenal of appetizers called tapas, good for arresting every
taste bud and an apt metaphor for Mobile World Congress.
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- Android Forgets To Join The Party
We're only halfway through the first day at Mobile World Congress
and already things are looking bleak for Android. Many of the
major manufacturers already have announced their new products at
the show, and not one Android handset has been seen.
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- Nokia Extends E Series Enterprise Smartphone Line
Nokia took the stage on Day 1 of Mobile World Congress to
announce two new business-focused handsets, the super-thin E55
and the sliding E75.
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- Sony Ericsson Kicks Off Mobile World Congress With A Thud
Sunday night in Barcelona, Sony Ericsson held its press
conference to show off its newest handsets. It showed only one
real phone and one vaporware phone that may or may not ever
become reality. This is the best Sony Ericsson could do?
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- Adobe Flash Coming To A Mobile Phone Near You
Adobe announced Adobe Flash Lite 3.1 Distributable Player at
Mobile World Congress, initially available for Nokia's S60
platform and Windows Mobile. Although not in its official press
release, it is reported that it also will support the Palm Pre.
Notably absent is any mention of the iPhone.
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Date: Feb. 25, 2009
Time: 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT
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